RNLI called after paddleboarders 'blown away from the beach'

THANKFULLY, NO HARM CAME TO THE PAIR

- By LAURA CROSS

THE volunteer crew at Bridlington RNLI launched after reports of two paddleboarders needing assistance.

On Tuesday, August 5, the HM Coastguard requested the immediate launch after reports of “two paddleboarders being blown away from the beach at Barmston”

Bridlington RNLI's inshore lifeboat (ILB) Ernie Wellings launched at 2.07pm. The volunteer crew arrived on the scene promptly and helped two people.

The paddleboarders had tied the boards together. This is a technique commonly used to stablise paddleboards in choppy water.